The Ag-mediated electrophilic [18F]fluorination of an arylboronic ester is reported. This new radiochemical transformation uses [18F]selectfluor bis(triflate) in acetone. The process gave 6-[18F]fluoro-L-DOPA with a RCY of 19 ± 12% and a specific activity of 2.6 ± 0.3 GBq μmol−1.